President Trump suggested Thursday that scientists look into disinfectant as a way to destroy the coronavirus inside the body. On Friday, he said he was being sarcastic to reporters, even though he wasn’t looking at reporters after being asked. Read more:
AdvertisementGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to reopen bowling alleys, tattoo parlors and nail salons in his stateHe said he planned to use the Defense Production Act to produce additional swabs for COVID-19 tests, only to say one day later that he was not. He teased a blanket ban on immigration, then announced a 60-day halt on issuing new work permits for immigrants, saying it was “subject to change.
“In times of crisis, all the models say provide steady leadership, calm people down ... right now, it’s all mixed signals,” said Linda DiVall, a longtime GOP pollster in Washington.Trump, she said, has good medical advisors “and there are many times the press conference could end naturally … but he feels compelled to come back on stage and play the scientist … it’s disastrous.”
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